Found on the floor of the bay and usually at night are Lobster. Pictured here is Samuel, who is a master diver. Throughout the year, he returns home always with a bounty of fish, octopus or lobster. If your up for an adventure, contact him across from the new tortillaria.
I took this yesterday , while visiting a friend. I’ve heard of red eye, but why orange?
Paloma was on hand at today’s wedding and wooed the crowd as usual. She is by far, the top dog of Yelapa!
We are so lucky! Another dog came into our life and she is so smart and kind. Paloma is quickly becoming a huge part of our family. Paloma originally lived at the bottom of the hill as you are coming into town towards Hortentia’s store. Many a visitor stopped and visited with her. Then she […]
On my recent visit to Pizota, I am happy to announce great news… Mateo’s burro had a baby… just two days old. He will be a great addition to the rancho, which by the way is getting filled in with all of Mateo and Vanessa’s hard work. If you are ever in Pizota ask […]
Just when you thought it was safe, here he goes again, writing about bugs in Yelapa. I ‘m sorry, I thought I had it out of my system. The Canclo is an amazingly big spider-like insect. This is the big daddy of all spiders in México and causes the most reaction in visitors. The […]
This is the mosquito that carries yellow fever, dengue and more bad shit… So far this has been a great year for mosquitos in Yelapa. After all these years here, I don’t have too many secrets to staying away from them, or them staying away from you. I can tell you that feeding times are […]
I’m not trying to freak anyone out by writing about weird animals or bugs, but it wouldn’t be right to not tell you about the frogs and crabs, that are enjoying their freedom these past few weeks. Where do I start? The frogs, well… actually toads. Only seen at night , especially on the main […]
Six Months ago, a dog showed up, on our property, close to death. She looked as she hadn’t eaten, just skin and bones. Our family didn’t have a dog, as the responsibility here in Yelapa is huge and inside I was waiting for a dog to choose us and she seemed to do just that. […]
After another web search and a round of questioning Vero, here is a pic of our latest visitor. After 15 years of visiting Yelapa, I had no idea we had Gila Monsters living here. The Spanish name is Escorpión. Yelapense tell me it very common to see them this time of year, close to the […]
During a recent celebration and a round of stories accompanied by a few shots of raicilla, I was facinated to hear of the Alicante, a local snake that resembles a rattle snake but this snake has two arms! Yup… you read that right! Two arms that it uses to sort of defend or deflect with. […]